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Congress returned to Washington, D.C. following the Labor Day recess, but the House is expected to have only a short window for legislative action. House leaders currently plan to keep members in Washington through Thursday before sending them home until after the November midterm elections. The Senate is scheduled to remain in session through Friday,…

For America’s small construction contractors, one of the biggest challenges in federal contracting is not winning the work—it is getting paid when the government changes the work after the contract has been awarded. That is why ASA supports H.R. 4615, the Small Business Payment for Performance Act. The legislation addresses a basic problem faced by…

ASA urged the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to extend the comment period on proposed changes to the federal government’s small-business size standards, citing significant concerns about the potential impact on construction subcontractors and specialty trade contractors. ASA submitted a letter to SBA requesting that the September 21, 2026, comment deadline be extended by at…

Congress has bought itself additional time to complete the FY 2027 appropriations process, but significant work remains before lawmakers can finalize full-year government funding. On September 1, the House approved the Senate amendments to H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027, by a vote of 370–48. President Trump signed the legislation into law on September…

Congress is poised to take up a major package of cryptocurrency legislation this week, with the Senate preparing for a procedural vote on the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633) and the House Ways and Means Committee preparing to advance separate legislation addressing the federal tax treatment of digital assets. The Senate effort has…

We don’t know for how long, but employees are work-authorized tomorrow. Here’s what we know and what we do not: Temporary Protected Status was scheduled to end today, September 9, 2026 for over 170,000 Salvadoran immigrants to the United States. All these individuals have been in the country for over 25 years; they are vetted…

Twenty-five years ago, on September 11, 2001, our nation experienced an unimaginable tragedy that changed America forever. As we mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we remember the nearly 3,000 innocent lives lost, honor the first responders and ordinary Americans who demonstrated extraordinary courage, and recognize the enduring spirit of unity and resilience that followed.…

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The House returned to session this week and with the midterm elections approaching, House Republicans are increasingly expected to bring forward messaging bills designed to put moderate Democrats on the record on controversial political issues. The week’s agenda includes four measures including:  The House also considered 18 measures including the Senate-passed stopgap government funding bill,…

Last week, Democrats Everton Blair and Aisha Wahab won special elections to fill the seats previously held by, respectively, David Scott (D-GA) and Eric Swalwell (D-CA).  Once both new members are sworn in, party ratios in the House will be 219 Republicans to 214 Democrats, reducing Republicans to a two-vote majority.